GeofĀ Hannigan
Business Development Manager at Mayo Clinic
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolGeof Hannigan is a business development leader and scientist with 12 years of experience translating computational biology and systems biology expertise into strategic innovation and startup acceleration. He has led R&D teams and digital lab transformations at Merck, founded and ran a corporate accelerator that deployed multi-million dollar investments, and more recently shaped startup ecosystems as Principal at Medical Alley. Geof combines deep technical experience in genomics, microbiome research, and machine learning with hands-on deal-making, portfolio management, and go/no-go program leadership across pharma, medtech, and digital health. He designs scalable data and assessment frameworks that turn scientific signals into investable opportunities and has a track record of speeding product delivery while reducing risk. Based in Cambridge, he pairs a PhD in Cell & Molecular Biology with certificates in venture finance and business leadership, giving him fluency across science, finance, and operations. A less obvious strength is his background building both bench-to-compute pipelines and legal/partnering infrastructure, enabling him to bridge lab discovery, IP-savvy corporate partnerships, and startup growth.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Corporate Education Certificate, Business Leadership Program, Corporate Education Certificate, Business Leadership Program at Duke UniversityCertificate, Venture Finance, Certificate, Venture Finance at University of California, Berkeley - School of LawBachelorās Degree, Cell & Molecular Biology, Bachelorās Degree, Cell & Molecular Biology at University of Minnesota DuluthDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell & Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cell & Molecular Biology at University of Pennsylvania
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Github Skills (55)
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genomics8
science8
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bioinformatics8
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machine-learning7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Microbiology/Microbiology.github.io
Nov 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:141 commits, 200 pushes, 10 branches in 4 years 4 months
Microbiology/OS-Note
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:16 commits, 8 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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